Living In Place
AN OUTDOOR MASONRY BAKE OVEN AT LAST
PART ONE: GETTING STARTED In addition to growing fruit and vegetables, raising new laying hens, and tending a flock of meat birds, every summer we also often undertake A...
Martina Tyrrell’s Newsletter for Writers
Writer and editor Martina Tyrrell publishes a newsletter for writers “to inspire and support you to meet your writing goals.” Because I’ve been tangled in a long-term project and...
Missing Hummingbird Feeder
I was eating lunch on the porch. The hummingbird approached, but the feeder was missing. It lay smashed on the patio. Did it just fall? I thought so. Then I saw the nearby scat....
The Right to Live in Peace
Some of my siblings are unequivocal in their support of Israel, and some of my children are unequivocal in their support of Palestine, leaving me uncomfortably caught in the...
Comfort in Nature
I find comfort in nature when I’m heartsore with all that’s wrong in the world. This is the moment when the green veil of leaves obscures the view from my window This is the...
Conflicted About Celebrating Passover This Year
Growing Up Jewish in America The Passover Seder has been one of my favorite celebrations of the year, but I’m so troubled by what’s happening in the Middle East, that I don’t...